2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Michael Jackson III Purdue SR WR 11 20 480 24.00 0 1.8 43.6
2 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 12 19 499 26.26 0 1.6 41.6
3 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 12 16 476 29.75 1 1.3 39.7
4 Vinny Anthony II Wisconsin SR WR 12 16 446 27.88 1 1.3 37.2
5 Adam Mohammed Washington SO RB 12 16 420 26.25 0 1.3 35.0
6 Kenneth Williams Nebraska SO RB 11 11 367 33.36 1 1.0 33.4
7 Andrew Marsh Michigan FR WR 13 16 378 23.63 0 1.2 29.1
8 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 12 13 275 21.15 0 1.1 22.9
9 Ca'Lil Valentine Illinois SO RB 12 8 186 23.25 0 0.7 15.5
10 Anthony Frias II UCLA SR RB 12 10 179 17.90 0 0.8 14.9
11 Cole Martin UCLA SO DB 12 7 164 23.43 0 0.6 13.7
12 Nicholas Singleton Penn State SR RB 11 7 145 20.71 0 0.6 13.2
13 Joseph Himon II N'western JR RB 10 5 131 26.20 0 0.5 13.1
14 Roman Hemby Indiana SR RB 14 8 169 21.13 0 0.6 12.1
15 Makai Lemon USC JR WR 12 8 144 18.00 0 0.7 12.0
16 Ben Black Rutgers SO WR 11 6 125 20.83 0 0.5 11.4
17 Lorenzo Styles Jr. Ohio State SR CB 11 2 116 58.00 1 0.2 10.5
18 King Mack Penn State JR S 12 4 123 30.75 0 0.3 10.3
19 Iverson Howard Maryland FR RB 11 7 108 15.43 0 0.6 9.8
20 Cade Yacamelli Wisconsin JR RB 10 4 83 20.75 0 0.4 8.3
21 Terrell Washington, Jr. Iowa SO RB 10 4 73 18.25 0 0.4 7.3
21 Titus Mokiao-Atimalala UCLA SR WR 12 5 88 17.60 0 0.4 7.3
23 Noah Whittington Oregon SR RB 12 4 85 21.25 0 0.3 7.1
23 Ricardo Cooper Jr. Maryland SO DB 10 4 71 17.75 0 0.4 7.1
25 Isaiah Mozee Nebraska FR RB 12 3 70 23.33 0 0.3 5.8
26 Elijah Tau-Tolliver Mich St SR RB 11 5 62 12.40 0 0.5 5.6
27 Antonio Harris Purdue SO RB 11 4 59 14.75 0 0.4 5.4
28 Jonah Coleman Washington SR RB 11 3 57 19.00 0 0.3 5.2
29 Tanook Hines USC FR WR 13 4 52 13.00 0 0.3 4.0
30 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 13 4 49 12.25 0 0.3 3.8
31 King Miller USC FR RB 13 2 45 22.50 0 0.2 3.5
32 Anthony Woods UCLA JR RB 11 2 36 18.00 0 0.2 3.3
33 Chrishon McCray Mich St JR WR 10 2 30 15.00 0 0.2 3.0
34 Cam Davis Minnesota SR RB 12 2 34 17.00 0 0.2 2.8
35 Ja'shon Benjamin Rutgers JR RB 11 1 27 27.00 0 0.1 2.5
35 Caleb Benning Nebraska FR DB 10 1 25 25.00 0 0.1 2.5
37 Drew Wagner N'western SO WR 9 1 22 22.00 0 0.1 2.4
37 Christian Moore Purdue SR TE 11 2 26 13.00 0 0.2 2.4
39 Mikey Matthews UCLA JR WR 12 2 28 14.00 0 0.2 2.3
40 Mac Resetich Illinois JR DB 12 1 25 25.00 0 0.1 2.1
41 Malachi Thomas Purdue SR RB 11 1 22 22.00 0 0.1 2.0
42 Xe'ree Alexander Washington JR LB 12 1 22 22.00 0 0.1 1.8
43 Jordan Anderson Illinois JR TE 12 1 20 20.00 0 0.1 1.7
43 Joe Taylor Michigan SR WR 12 1 20 20.00 0 0.1 1.7
45 James Peoples Ohio State SO RB 13 1 20 20.00 0 0.1 1.5
46 Ryan Quintanar USC SR LB 13 1 17 17.00 0 0.1 1.3
46 Trebor Peña Penn State SR WR 12 1 16 16.00 0 0.1 1.3
46 Robby Preckel N'western FR RB 11 1 14 14.00 0 0.1 1.3
46 Derik LeCaptain Minnesota SR LB 12 2 16 8.00 0 0.2 1.3
50 Jeremiah McClellan Oregon FR WR 14 1 15 15.00 0 0.1 1.1

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.